How common is the surname Dearing?

5,794 people in the United States had the surname Dearing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,287 Americans. It ranked 5,942nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dearing?

Edgar Dearing, American actor (1893-1974).

Where is the surname Dearing most common?

Wikidata records people named Dearing in the United States.

Is the surname Dearing getting more or less common?

More common. 5,481 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,794 in 2010, up 5.7%.

The surname Dearing

A surname, carried by 5,794 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dearing is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,794 people named Dearing in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,287 Americans. That is up 5.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,481.

#5,942

rank among US surnames

5,794

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+5.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,778)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,938	Kilmer	5,799	53,241
#5,939	Ducharme	5,797	53,260
#5,940	Marble	5,796	53,269
#5,942	Haire	5,794	53,287

Who is named Dearing

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Dearing identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dearings

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edgar Dearing
American actor (1893-1974)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dearing

Dearing has the Soundex code D652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D652.

Questions

How common is the surname Dearing?: 5,794 people in the United States had the surname Dearing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,287 Americans. It ranked 5,942nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dearing?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Dearing identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dearing?: Edgar Dearing, American actor (1893-1974).
Where is the surname Dearing most common?: Wikidata records people named Dearing in the United States.
Is the surname Dearing getting more or less common?: More common. 5,481 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,794 in 2010, up 5.7%.